Hearing God – A Prayer for My Child
“But I don’t understand what you mean by hearing God!” How does a parent explain? There is one critical component for parents of both typical and special needs children.
Parenting Bravely
It is our goal to parent out of holy confidence rather than out of fear. Whether parenting typical children with their own set of unique needs and an unsteady world around them or parenting a child with special needs and/or through adoption, it is not an easy journey. Join me for insight and encouragement for your parenting journey.
Identity in Christ – A Prayer for My Child
It was as if there were a magnet. Appropriate versus inappropriate. Two options to choose from. We would hope for at least a 50/50 chance, right? But, somehow, the might of that magnet would win at least 95% of the time. It would pull her to the inappropriate. Her draw to this inappropriateness was beyond…
A Prayer in the Fight to Defeat Fear in My Hurt Child
It was the in the quiet of the night. Everyone was asleep…at last. It was the time I had always used to refuel and recharge. Me time. Creative time. These days, however, I barely made it through the day and found myself collapsing into bed in the evening. I craved the “mindless” types of activities…
The Strength Inside of Me
We walked through the hospital doors with our 5-week-old son. It was a day we knew would come. We had awaited it with a mixture of relief and fear. Our little guy needed to begin the healing process so that he could live a healthy life, but the surgery was complex and the thought of…
To Be Your Mother
You arrived into my life with both gentleness and fervor. Tenderness and tenacity. Each of you. So different but yet so the same. Two born of my flesh and one born of my heart. It simply matters not. You have opened my eyes. Changed me. Remade me. With your crinkly eyes filled with laughter. And…